Thanks to everyone who joined us at Ontario's first Youth Bike Summit!
Announcement of Youth Agenda for a Bike Friendly Ontario
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Ontario's first Youth Bike Summit was coordinated by Share the Road in Toronto, October 6 & 7, 2013. Participants from across the province joined us for two days of speakers, workshops, bike riding, advocacy training and engaging with Members of Provincial Parliament. For more updates on the summit, click here to visit our blog page.
To conclude the summit, participants released a "Youth Agenda for a Bicycle-Friendly Ontario" at a Queen's Park Reception. The reception was attended by MPPs, including the Honourable Minister of Transportation Glen Murray, and members of the Provincial Cycling Caucus (pictured left).
Key details from the youth agenda include:
Thanks again to all participants, members of the Youth Advisory Committee and to our generous summit sponsors!
Ontario's first Youth Bike Summit was coordinated by Share the Road in Toronto, October 6 & 7, 2013. Participants from across the province joined us for two days of speakers, workshops, bike riding, advocacy training and engaging with Members of Provincial Parliament. For more updates on the summit, click here to visit our blog page.
To conclude the summit, participants released a "Youth Agenda for a Bicycle-Friendly Ontario" at a Queen's Park Reception. The reception was attended by MPPs, including the Honourable Minister of Transportation Glen Murray, and members of the Provincial Cycling Caucus (pictured left).
Key details from the youth agenda include:
- Implementation of #CycleON, Ontario's first Cycling Strategy update in 21 years;
- A provincial strategy for Active School Travel that would require each school to file a School Travel Plan that provides students with a variety of options for the trip to school;
- More cycling routes to take people places they want to go;
- Investments in cycling education programs across the province that empower cyclists, enhance their confidence and encourage them to ride more often, and;
- Stronger laws to protect cyclists, such as a one metre passing law and legislation to toughen penalties for issues such as "dooring".
Thanks again to all participants, members of the Youth Advisory Committee and to our generous summit sponsors!
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